CHINESE CINDERELLA
General information about the book:
About an unwanted child that goes through tough times
Mean step mother
Multiple family members
Mixed up family
Cinderella story with a chinese twist
Lots of traveling
Patty: Who is the main character? What is the main conflict? Setting?
Main Settings: Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tianjin
Main Character- Adeline Yen Mah
Main Conflict
Unwanted (pg.127)
Treated horribly and unfairly (pg. 114,115)
Very Lonely (pg. 132,133)
She is a nobody (pg. 124,125)
Libby: What is the Culture?
Women, starting at a young age must bind their feet together to keep them small. A man would never marry a women with large,unbound feet. "In my day, small feet were considered feminine and beautiful. If you had large, unbound feet, no man would marry you."(pg. 7,8)
During the time when Japan had occupied China, children and even their elders had to be respectful to the Japanese soldiers. "We children were supposed to show our respect and bow whenever we ran past Japanese soldiers. Otherwise they would punish us or kill us." (pg. 16, 17)
Adeline's family is very strict:
Enter/leave house by back door only
Front gate leading out of garden and living room are reserved for fathers guests
no friends are to be invite, or they are not allowed to go to other peoples houses
Are not allowed to go to the 2nd floor without parents permission
Keep room clean, inspection at anytime
Be on time for any meal
Christene: Connections between the book Angkat, the Cambodian Cinderella:
chinese cinderella had may things in common with this other book
both daughters were unwanted.
the stepmother and father both hate the child.
the stepsiblings are treated like royalty.
the main person has to do all the work.
the main person is uncared for.
their parents try to get rid of them muliple times.
Ciara: Symbol for the book, and why we chose it.
Chinese Cinderella symbol
I chose this because the main character in our book Adeline had a little baby chick that was the smallest of all the chicks they owned. Adeline and this chick had a strong connection. They both could relate to eachother. Lastly, they both had their own problems.
Map of taijian, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
Map of Tianjin
Map of Hong Kong
Map of Shanghai
Adeline Yen Mah: Life story
Libby: End of the book, (pg. 195-197). This passage is when Adelines, Aunt Baba shows her a story that her mother had told her when she was little.
I liked this passage because, I thought that it was a great way to end the story, with her mothers version of Cinderella.
Patty: (pg.186) This passage/quote is when Adeline's grandfather, Ye Ye, dies. This passage made me feel very bad for her, I almost cried.
CHINESE CINDERELLA
General information about the book:
Patty:
Who is the main character? What is the main conflict? Setting?
Main Settings: Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tianjin
Main Character- Adeline Yen Mah
Main Conflict
Libby:
What is the Culture?
Adeline's family is very strict:
Christene:
Connections between the book Angkat, the Cambodian Cinderella:
chinese cinderella had may things in common with this other book
Ciara:
Symbol for the book, and why we chose it.
I chose this because the main character in our book Adeline had a little baby chick that was the smallest of all the chicks they owned. Adeline and this chick had a strong connection. They both could relate to eachother. Lastly, they both had their own problems.
Map of taijian, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
Adeline Yen Mah: Life story
Libby: End of the book, (pg. 195-197). This passage is when Adelines, Aunt Baba shows her a story that her mother had told her when she was little.
I liked this passage because, I thought that it was a great way to end the story, with her mothers version of Cinderella.
Patty: (pg.186) This passage/quote is when Adeline's grandfather, Ye Ye, dies. This passage made me feel very bad for her, I almost cried.